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Citizen Connect (ARCHIVED VERSION) was a nonpartisan doorway to civic action. This site preserves content from over 600 organizations – right, left, and center – previously working to strengthen our democracy. All materials are provided for archival and informational purposes only and are no longer actively updated.

  • Democracy Happy Hour

    Cindy Black

    Join us for our weekly Democracy Happy Hour! Grab a drink and come hear about the latest democracy news, ongoing efforts to fix democracy, and ways you can participate. Each week we cover democracy headlines in the news, a special topic of the week, and then have open discussion on democracy related issues.

  • Designing the Perfect Society (COH) – 1on1 discussion

    Cezary Jurewicz

    About Citizen Office Hours: If the Citizen is to be the highest authority in democracy, should we not have office hours to make ourselves available and accountable to our fellow citizens? The answer is YES – yes, we should. Also, in a democracy, there is no power without responsibility. If the citizens do not accept…

  • Democracy Happy Hour

    Cindy Black

    Grab a drink and come hear about the latest democracy news, topic of the week, ongoing efforts to fix democracy, and actions you can take at our weekly Democracy Happy Hour, Wednesdays @ 5 pm PT. 

  • Finding Common Ground In-Person – Not Over Zoom

    Mary Anglade

    FINDING COMMON GROUND IN-PERSON – NOT OVER ZOOM: STATE REPS. MARK KLICKER AND ALEX RAMEL When conservative Republican Mark Klicker and liberal Democrat Alex Ramel met in-person for the first time, their opinions about each other rapidly changed. What had been a frosty online exchange of policy differences over Zoom quickly turned into a constructive…

  • Trust in Elections Conversations

    Becca Kearl

    Trust is a critical component of building and maintaining healthy families, communities, institutions and countries. What happens when it starts to dwindle or is lost entirely? Trust is built over time. It can be challenged by people with different views or backgrounds as well as events that call into question the intent of our institutions…

  • Designing the Perfect Society (COH) – 1on1 discussion

    Cezary Jurewicz

    About Citizen Office Hours:If the Citizen is to be the highest authority in democracy, should we not have office hours to make ourselves available and accountable to our fellow citizens? The answer is YES – yes, we should. Also, in a democracy, there is no power without responsibility. If the citizens do not accept the…